Friendship Sonnets

My oath to you

When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are scared, I will comfort your fears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. When you are confused, I will help you cope. When you are lost, and can’t see the light, I shall be your beacon, shining ever so bright. This is my oath to you, I pledge ‘til the end. Why? You may ask… because you are my friend.

I have a friend

Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone. And I never see my old friend’s face, For life is a swift and terrible race, He knows I like him just as well, As in the days when I rang his bell. And he rang mine, we were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men, Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired of trying to make a name. “Tomorrow,” I say, “I will call on Jim,” “Just to show that I’m thinking of him,” But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And distance between us grows and grows. Around the corner! - yet miles away, Here’s a telegram sir, “Jim died today,” And that’s what we get and deserve in the end, Around the corner, a vanished friend.